Dion Donohue has had his Mansfield Town contract terminated after he was arrested on suspicion of assualt.

Midfielder Donohue, 25, was arrested, before being on released on bail, last month following an incident with two men, which left one requiring hospital treatment.

Donohue, who joined the League Two club from Portsmouth this summer, had been suspended from the Stags alongside teammate Jacob Mellis - who was also arrested.

But following the end of a disciplinary investigation, Mansfield decided to sack the former Everton youth player.

A Mansfield club statement said: "Following the conclusion of the club’s disciplinary investigation, Mansfield Town and midfielder Dion Donohue have agreed that his contract with the club will be terminated with immediate effect.

Dion Donohue joined Mansfield from Portsmouth this summer (Image: mansfieldtown.net)

"The club will be making no further comment."

Donohue spent six years in the Everton academy but never made a first team appearance, before spending time at Holyhead Hotspur, Caernarfon Town, Sutton Coldfield Town, Chesterfield and Pompey.

He never made an outing for Mansfield.

Mellis has already been punished by the Stags but kept his contract - instead he was handed a two-week fine.

Mansfield had previously said in a statement regarding ex-Chelsea ace Mellis: "The club has applied a two-week fine - the maximum available to the club - to midfielder Jacob Mellis following a breach of club regulations and has warned Jacob of his future conduct.

"Mansfield Town Football Club will not compromise on the high standards of conduct it expects at all times from its employees."

Mellis also issued a statement on the club's website, that said: "I wish to make a sincere and unreserved apology to the owners, the manager, my team-mates and the supporters of Mansfield Town for breaching club regulations on Thursday 16 August.

"Even though I was, at the time, suspended from playing following the red card at Newport County in the first game of the season, I accept that it was improper for me to be in a public environment at an inappropriate time ahead of a matchday.

"It was an error of judgement on my part. I take full responsibility for my actions and accept the club's disciplinary action.

"As stated above, my apology is extended to the club's supporters, who have been overwhelmingly supportive towards me since I signed for the club in May 2017 and I want to repay their support with determined and dedicated performances on the pitch.

"I want to now put this behind me and I am absolutely determined, more than ever, on focusing towards helping the club fulfil its ambitions this season."